iano Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 Had a rather odd experience last night. Heading to the bathroom at about 03.00 (craft beer, you ********) I found that logs I had split yesterday were glowing in the dark! Looks like they had fungus growing through them (they weren't great logs) but there was a strong glow from them. I've never seen this before, is it common? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozer Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 Craft beer This is all the explanation required Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 I've got some logs that are glowing nicely and giving off some heat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalahari Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 I think some fungii are slightly luminous. David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 There is a fungi that is bioluminescence. Not sure about in the uk though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 I have seen this on the Marsh before, if you hit the floor, or puddles of sea water with a stick, they would glow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 There is a fungi that is bioluminescence. Not sure about in the uk though. Spot on Dougy, Its called foxfire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 Remember as a teenager midnight skinny dipping in a bay on the Norfolk coast. Every splash would be a ghostly green glow, and before you lot start, we hadnt taken anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 See I'm not as thick as you lot think. Lol. I just forget loads of stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 This is all the explanation required :lol: Years ago in Wales, my old man and myself were night fishing when something caught my eye! Flashes of light in the breakers! It was a weed that had broken free of it's mooring and was flickering like a dodgy lightbulb. I found it fascinating. This is all the explanation required :lol: Years ago in Wales, my old man and myself were night fishing when something caught my eye! Flashes of light in the breakers! It was a weed that had broken free of it's mooring and was flickering like a dodgy lightbulb. I found it fascinating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmytree Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 There is a fungi that is bioluminescence. Not sure about in the uk though. I think someone may have been sampling "magic" mushrooms! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymondley Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 Honey fungus glows, just the mycelium though, the hairy "roots". There's another one where the whole fungus glows, the name escapes me. I have seen this on the Marsh before, if you hit the floor, or puddles of sea water with a stick, they would glow! Will o the wisp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFC Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 Dinoflagellates. A buddy and I were fishing on Huttoft beach in Lincolnshire. I thought I saw some green sparkles in the sand. I shifted some sand with my foot and the sand really sparkled. When I reeled in then the weed on my line and on my rig were sparkling too. They store light during the day and release it at night. Quite enchanting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 Dinoflagellates. A buddy and I were fishing on Huttoft beach in Lincolnshire. I thought I saw some green sparkles in the sand. I shifted some sand with my foot and the sand really sparkled. When I reeled in then the weed on my line and on my rig were sparkling too. They store light during the day and release it at night. Quite enchanting My Gran lived in Huttoft on church lane My Aunt in Saltfleet too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBob Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 Sounds like the Honey Fungus, Armillaria. Big problem, finishes off a lot of trees. Foresters hate it! Some types do exhibit bioluminescence. Call Ghostbusters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFC Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 My Gran lived in Huttoft on church lane My Aunt in Saltfleet too Had my best fishing there too. There used to be a few people living in campervans on the car terrace. Got talking to one of them and realised he was one of my old RAF mates. Had a cuppa with him in his van and he showed photos that he'd scanned to his laptop of us from back in the seventies including some really tough detachments to Hawaii Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondoggy Posted January 16, 2017 Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 My Gran lived in Huttoft on church lane My Aunt in Saltfleet too Saltfleet, just up the road from my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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